Exodus 25:11
in Exodus 25Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
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This verse in Exodus 25
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA crown of gold round about - A border, or, as the Septuagint have it, κυματια χρυσα στεπτα κυκλω, waves of gold wreathed round about.
This site's exposition
make an ark of shittim wood
on Exodus 25:10-13
The first object described is the ark, and the chapter works outward from it to the mercy seat above it and then to the table and candlestick that stand outside the vail. It is acacia wood overlaid with pure gold within and without, so the gold runs over a surface no one would ever see. The rings and the staves are commanded in the same breath as the box, before anyone has been told where it is going.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And these holy places made with hands were the figures of the true, Heb. ix, 24. The gospel-church is the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, Heb. viii, 2. The body of Christ, in and by which he made atonement, was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, Heb. ix, 11.
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11 ) or witness, Acts vii. The gospel of Christ is also called a testimony or witness, Matt. xxiv. That the tables of the law were carefully preserved in the ark for the purpose, to teach us to make much of the word of God, and to hide it in our hearts, in our innermost thoughts, as the ark was placed in the holy of holies.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
The plural [ and ‘they’ shall make ] refers back to the children of Israel mentioned above. 96 Above, Verse. But afterwards Scripture states: And thou shalt overlay it, 97 Verse. And thou shalt cast for it. Verse.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
They shall make an ark of acacia wood, two and one-half amohs long, one and one-half amohs wide, and one and one-half amohs high.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְצִפִּיתָ֤ | vetzipita | and you will overlay | H6823 → | 47 times |
| אֹתוֹ֙ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זָהָ֣ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| טָה֔וֹר | tahor | pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
| מִבַּ֥יִת | mibayit | from inside | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וּמִח֖וּץ | umichutz | and from outside | H2351 → | 164 times |
| תְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּ | tetzappenu | you will overlay it | H6823 → | 47 times |
| וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| עָלָ֛יו | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| זֵ֥ר | zer | a molding | H2213 → | 10 times |
| זָהָ֖ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| סָבִֽיב׃ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
וְצִפִּיתָ֤and you will overlay
vetzipitaH6823 →47 times
אֹתוֹ֙<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
זָהָ֣בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
טָה֔וֹרpure
tahorH2889 →94 times
מִבַּ֥יִתfrom inside
mibayitH1004 →2046 times
וּמִח֖וּץand from outside
umichutzH2351 →164 times
תְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּyou will overlay it
tetzappenuH6823 →47 times
וְעָשִׂ֧יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
עָלָ֛יוon it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
זֵ֥רa molding
zerH2213 →10 times
זָהָ֖בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
סָבִֽיב׃all around
savivH5439 →336 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 7:48
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- Exodus 30:1–3
“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- 1 Kings 6:22
So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
- 1 Kings 7:48
Through
2 Chronicles 3:4The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
it leads to
- Acts 3:11
While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
- John 10:23
and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 5:12
The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 3:11
Through
Exodus 25:24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 6:20–22
The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
- 1 Kings 6:20–22
Through
Exodus 30:3Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:24
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 25:24
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.